Joe Blowme:muck4doo: atomicmask: Really? has it? If I recall Islam has always been about as anti-pluralistic as possible. That whole Shia and Sunni war thing that still rages to this day, with one side oppressing the fark out of the other every chance they get should be proof enough that "pluralistic" islam is bullshiat. Yes, actually, turkey and indonesia ARE being overrun by a bunch of asshats..

vudukungfu:Step one: Get her mailing address.Step two: Purchase a 48 hour wind up alarm clock and wind that farker right on up.Step three: Put clock in box with correct acoustics to allow clock to be heard outside the box.Step four: Add a note saying "Time to pull your head out of your ass, lady"Step Five: Put "Muslim" writing on the return address.Step Six: Overnight it to her.Step seven: Repeat the next day.Step eight: repeat step seven.

Can I use my own junkmail (address redacted, naturally) as packing material? Kill two annoying birds with one stone?

offmymeds:In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."

Of course. There is the:Christian went when he was a kid, like Timmie McVeyChristian who goes on easter and christmas because mom says so.Christian who goes each week because if he doesnt take his kids to sunday school, mom wont sleep with him.Christian who goes each weekChristian who goes to abortion protestsChristian who goes to funeral protests.

The first, are used by apologists that like to say 'why arent you eyeballing christians at airports too, Christians bomb things too, like mcVey!' the last is used by people saying, 'why are you all so hateful?'.

offmymeds:In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."

offmymeds:In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."

BigNumber12:jaytkay: BigNumber12: Universities in most of the rest of the country seem to produce more Marxists than libertarian

Sure, using the AM radio definition of Marxist - "Not a teabagger"

I went to CU Boulder, which may be contributing to my perspective. Where did you go?

The idea that Marxists exist in any significant number in the US, and that they have an iota of influence here is, to put it kindly, stupid.

On the other hand, libertarians (or more accurately, "libertarians"), pollute most of the political discourse. And self-styled libertarians can be found in elected positions at all levels of government.

BigNumber12:"If anybody hit you, you have the right to defend yourself. Some people might use their hands. Some people might use the book. I'm going to go by the book," said Aden, a Somali native who came to the United States in 1995 and has been a naturalized citizen for more than a decade. "I'm the victim, and I need help from the people, and I need help from the government to get justice."

Congratulations, you'll fit right in here! There's an entire political party dedicated to making sure that you stay that way, so that you'll keep voting for them!

jaytkay:BigNumber12: jaytkay: BigNumber12: Universities in most of the rest of the country seem to produce more Marxists than libertarian

Sure, using the AM radio definition of Marxist - "Not a teabagger"

I went to CU Boulder, which may be contributing to my perspective. Where did you go?

The idea that Marxists exist in any significant number in the US, and that they have an iota of influence here is, to put it kindly, stupid.

On the other hand, libertarians (or more accurately, "libertarians"), pollute most of the political discourse. And self-styled libertarians can be found in elected positions at all levels of government.

Fair enough. I'll scale back and say that Universities produce more self-styled Socialists than Libertarians.

UnspokenVoice:muck4doo: Hey, anyone else want to be an official? It's official day!

*waves hand* Me! I'm feeling left out.

By the way, I figured you had a point.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

ten foiled hats:offmymeds: In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."

muck4doo:UnspokenVoice: muck4doo: Hey, anyone else want to be an official? It's official day!

*waves hand* Me! I'm feeling left out.

By the way, I figured you had a point.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

In other words, don't counter bigotry with more bigotry.

Yeah, it took me a while to figure out what your message was. You usually have one thus I have you favorited. I'm still not an official anything yet though so I'm disappointed. ;)

offmymeds:ten foiled hats: offmymeds: In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."

Phins:So can somebody explain the difference between the driver being Muslim and "very muslim?" Clearly this is important as he wasn't just muslim bur "very muslim."

Also, why does he need to save up money for a year before blowing himself up?

So many questions.

Well I'm no Pocket Ninja but I'll give it a whirl.

You can tell the difference between Muslim, Very Muslim, VERY Muslim, SUPER Muslim and Fartbama level Muslim by the number of Turbans and or Burkas they're wearing. If you see a Muslim wearing two turbans then walk, don't run the other way, three turbans means get out of line of sight ASAP. Any more than three and you might as well bend over and kiss your ass goodbye 'cause they likely already exploded from the extreme concentration of Turbanium.

HeartBurnKid:jst3p: McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was "very Muslim."Aden says the woman also poked him repeatedly in the back of his shoulder, though that part of the confrontation was not captured in a recording provided to The Associated Press.

Criminal charges because she said some mean things about you? I think she is an idiot but that isn't a crime.

That bit is technically assault.

It wasn't on the tape. She was not seen on the tape having any physical contact with the driver.

Hey, if she wasn't comfortable with the driver, then it's her right to call for another cab. Taking out any alleged "finger poking" and all you have is some butthurt cabbie.

jst3p:muck4doo: jst3p: muck4doo: jst3p: muck4doo: jst3p: muck4doo: BSABSVR: How does one judge "very Muslim"? What is the metric? Height? Weight? Korans per ft2?

Ask someone like jst3p or atomicmask. They are pretty good at making blanket statements.

Huh?

Have no more funny pictures to post?

Oh, you think referencing a Venn diagram is making a blanket statement? You are officially stupid.

And you are officially a bigot.

/I can make "Official" statements too.

I will freely admit I am bigot

We already figured that out.

Aren't you precious.

Precious? Why? For pointing out what you already stated? That you are a bigot. Anyone ever teach you how to make friends instead of being a self deluded asshole who thinks he has all the answers, and everyone who disagrees with you is ignorant? I can play this game with you all you want.

muck4doo:UnspokenVoice: muck4doo: Hey, anyone else want to be an official? It's official day!

*waves hand* Me! I'm feeling left out.

By the way, I figured you had a point.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

So you're saying that all blanket statements are wrong. Which is a blanket statement. Meaning you're wrong. But if you're wrong, then not all blanket statements are wrong. But then your blanket statement is right. But if you're right...

/Quick, Scotty--beam him off the Enterprise!//Heh. Bags of mostly water.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

So you're saying that all blanket statements are wrong. Which is a blanket statement. Meaning you're wrong. But if you're wrong, then not all blanket statements are wrong. But then your blanket statement is right. But if you're right...

/Quick, Scotty--beam him off the Enterprise!//Heh. Bags of mostly water.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

So you're saying that all blanket statements are wrong. Which is a blanket statement. Meaning you're wrong. But if you're wrong, then not all blanket statements are wrong. But then your blanket statement is right. But if you're right...

/Quick, Scotty--beam him off the Enterprise!//Heh. Bags of mostly water.

Whatever floats your derp boat.

I was just trying to make a Star Trek joke. I'll get out of the way of your outrage now.

Blanket statements are easy to make. It's the reasoning of the ignorant. It doesn't matter if it is against Muslims, Christians, The South, Chinese, or Atheists. What pisses me off is when I see people making blanket statements against Muslims, and someone thinks they are clever by doing the same against Christians. The same can be done against Atheists or any other group. It doesn't help anything, and only fuels more animosity.

So you're saying that all blanket statements are wrong. Which is a blanket statement. Meaning you're wrong. But if you're wrong, then not all blanket statements are wrong. But then your blanket statement is right. But if you're right...

/Quick, Scotty--beam him off the Enterprise!//Heh. Bags of mostly water.

Whatever floats your derp boat.

I was just trying to make a Star Trek joke. I'll get out of the way of your outrage now.